This is the page for the American rap-metal band, for there demo, see Rage Against The Machine (Demo), for there 1992 album, see Rage Against The Machine (Album), for there 1997 video album, see Rage Against The Machine (Video). Rage Against The Machine, or sometimes abbreviated to RATM or shortened to Rage, is an American Rap-Metal band formed in 1991. The group origonally formed when Tom Morello, the guitarist or "DJ", saw Zach De La Rocha freestyle at a club. Later Tom recruited Brad Wilk on drums and Zach got a friend of his, Tom Commerford, to join and play bass. They played there first performance in Orange County in '91 and released a Self-titled demo tape later that year. In 2000, it was announced that Zach left the band, were the other members left and joined Chris Cornell and formed a new band named Audioslave. In 2007, the band reunited and did a reunion tour. As of 2012, they have not released or recorded any new material. There music is political and they have been influenced by many bands, such as Public Enemy, DEVO, and others. As of now, they have released 4 studio albums, 2 live albums, 3 DVD Releases, around 17 singles, and a demo.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Rage Against The Machine (1992)
- Evil Empire (1996)
- The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
- Renegades (2000)
Live Albums[]
- Live & Rare (1998)
- Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium (2003)
Video Albums[]
- Rage Against The Machine (1997)
- The Battle Of Mexico City (2000)
- Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium (2003)
Demos[]
- Rage Against The Machine (1991)
Singles[]
Year | Title | Album |
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1992 | "Killing In The Name" | Rage Against The Machine |
1992 | "Bullet In The Head" | Rage Against The Machine |
1993 | "Bombtrack" | Rage Against The Machine |
1993 | "Freedom" | Rage Against The Machine |
1994 | "Year Of Tha Boomerang" | Higher Learning Soundtrack Evil Empire |
1996 | "Bulls On Parade" | Evil Empire |
1996 | "People Of The Sun" | Evil Empire |
1996 | "Down Rodeo" (Promo Only) |
Evil Empire |
1997 | "Vietnow" | Evil Empire |
1998 | "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" (Bruce Springsteen cover) |
Non-Album Single |
1998 | "No Shelter" | Godzilla: The Album |
1999 | "Geurilla Radio" | The Battle Of Los Angeles |
2000 | "Sleep Now In The Fire" | The Battle Of Los Angeles |
2000 | "Testify" | The Battle Of Los Angeles |
(Unreleased) | "Calm Like A Bomb" | The Battle Of Los Angeles |
2000 | "Renegades Of Funk" (Afrika Bambaataa cover) |
Renegades |
2001 | "How I Could Just Kill A Man" (Cypris Hill cover) |
Renegades |
2009 | "Killing In The Name" (Rerelease) | Rage Against The Machine |
Members[]
"Guilty Party":
- Zach De La Rocha - Vocals
- Tom Morello - Guitar
- Tim Commerford - Bass
- Brad Wilk - Drums